NE87

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Failed or difficult intubation

Description

Intubation complicated by patient anatomy or physiology which complicates, prolongs or prevents intubation. Complication is defined as saturations falling more than 20% below baseline, significant damage to lips, teeth or tongue, or regurgitation and aspiration of gastric contents. Prolongation is defined as either intubation using special techniques (fibreoptic intubation) or three or more attempts at intubation using direct laryngoscopy or videolaryngoscopy when performed by a fully trained and expert anesthetist. Failure is defined as the abandonment of the attempt at intubation.

Index terms

  • Failed or difficult intubation
  • Failed intubation
  • Difficult intubation

Excludes

  • JA67.5 – Failed or difficult intubation during pregnancy
  • JB0C.7 – Failed or difficult intubation during labour or delivery
  • JB43.5 – Failed or difficult intubation during the puerperium

Exclusions from above levels

  • BE11 – Other functional disturbances following cardiac surgery
  • BE1B.0 – Postmastectomy lymphoedema syndrome
  • DE11 – Dumping syndrome
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  • DE12.0 – Colostomy malfunction
  • DE13 – Postsurgical blind-loop syndrome
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1561359275 – Disorders of fluid, electrolyte or acid-base balance
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/163532889 – burns and corrosions from local applications and irradiation
  • NE60 – poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals
  • QB31.0 – Fitting or adjustment of external prosthetic device
  • QB62 – Attention to artificial openings
  • FB80.7 – Malunion of fracture
  • FB80.8 – Nonunion of fracture
  • FB80.A – Stress fracture, not elsewhere classified
  • FB80.B – Pathological fracture
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/624443803 – Birth injury
  • JB0A – Certain specified obstetric trauma

Sibling codes

  • NE80 – Injury or harm arising following infusion, transfusion or therapeutic injection, not elsewhere classified
  • NE81 – Injury or harm arising from a procedure, not elsewhere classified
  • NE82 – Dysfunction or complication of pacemaker, pacemaker lead or implantable cardioverter defibrillator, not elsewhere classified
  • NE83 – Injury or harm arising from other device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified
  • NE84 – Failure or rejection of transplanted organs or tissues
  • NE85 – Complications peculiar to reattachment or amputation
  • NE86 – Malignant hyperthermia due to anaesthesia
  • NE88 – Drug toxicity associated with harm in surgical or medical care, not elsewhere classified
  • NE89 – Awareness under general anaesthesia
  • NE8Y – Other specified injury or harm arising from surgical or medical care, not elsewhere classified
  • NE8Z – Injury or harm arising from surgical or medical care, not elsewhere classified, unspecified

Foundation entity

Failed or difficult intubation – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1866434304

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 22: Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes